From the course: Corporate and Documentary Video Lighting
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Picking camera positions and light
From the course: Corporate and Documentary Video Lighting
Picking camera positions and light
- In the lobby I quickly established two shooting positions. For the first shot I used the same LED lights I used for our interview and added one 1K Tungsten light on the bookshelf to add some drama. I generally don't carry a 1K Tungsten light with me, but as I knew I would be shooting a lobby and a facade, I rented it just in case. As I was out of lights I grabbed my cellphone, turned the flash on and hid it in the hole of a coffee table using a piece of tape. And this added a bit more depth. Since the interview was very short and static I used the slider to add a bit of movement to an otherwise completely static shot. This is a lighting course. And while we don't cover composition or camera movement in this lesson, these elements usually go hand in hand. I actually have courses that cover these topics available on lynda.com, so please check them out. For the second shooting position I kept the same exact lighting strategy and shot a number of variations. I kept the camera locked, I…
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